PETA is, indeed, against the breeding of dogs. Any dog. PETA Media Center > Recent News Releases : PETA Erects Tombstones to Protest Westminster Dog Show's Contribution to Shelter Dog Deaths
PETA Erects Tombstones to Protest Westminster Dog Show's Contribution to Shelter Dog Deaths
Grim Reaper Confronts Purebred Dog Enthusiasts With Grim Reality
For Immediate Release:
February 12, 2010
Contact:
Virginia Fort 757-622-7382
New York -- Beneath a banner reading, "Every Dog Bred Means Another Dog Dead," PETA supporters will set up a "graveyard" with 40 tombstones--one to represent every 100,000 animals killed in animal shelters each year because of a lack of good homes--outside Madison Square Garden.
When: Monday, February 15, 12 noon
Where: Westminster Dog Show, Madison Square Garden, west side of Seventh Avenue at 32nd Street
"When people buy a dog or cat from a breeder or pet store, they are subsidizing more breeding and at the same time denying a homeless animal in a shelter the chance to find a home," says PETA Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. "Because animal shelters are so severely crowded, people who buy animals instead of rescuing them give shelters no choice but to euthanize healthy, loving animals."
Each year, U.S. animal shelters take in an estimated 8 million animals--mostly dogs and cats. Half of them must be euthanized for lack of a good home.
If you wish to learn about Ingrid Newkirk...simply google her name and the word interview. I will admit the info on their animal adoptions has always confused me, as PETA is located here and there is no PETA run shelter nor a shelter located at their facility. If one wants to have their animal euthanized free of charge...that is a service they offer.